Space Edge™ Enables Crypto-agility Many experts in the field of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) pinpoint the end of this decade as the “danger zone” for traditional encryption — the timeframe in which it is likely that a quantum computer will be available with the capability to break some of today’s encryption. However, nothing is stopping hackers from harvesting data now and decrypting it later once more advanced technology is available, including “cryptographically relevant” quantum computers. From that point of view, all data is already in the danger zone. The need for terrestrial data security in systems managed by banks and healthcare providers is apparent, but the information from satellites needs to be secured, as well. Satellite information has been shown to be at risk using off-the-shelf satellite dishes and television equipment. With more than 12,000 satellites in orbit, serving government, military and commercial applications that span everything from powering weather forecasts to supporting our national defense posture, the importance of securing space-generated data is growing more vital by the day. “Communications and orbital computing are rapidly becoming critical infrastructure in space,” said Dennis Gatens, president of LEOcloud at Voyager. “Before, data was generated in space and brought back to Earth to analyze. Now, it’s happening on-orbit and it’s important to maintain the integrity and security of that data,” This is why Voyager, in collaboration with IBM, is charging ahead of the industry and proving the capability to deliver post-quantum security in space,today. Setting the Post-Quantum Standard In 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published their first batch of PQC standards. These three algorithms, of which IBM contributed two, are designed to remain secure even against quantum attacks, and they act as the blueprints that governments and industries worldwide will use to adopt PQC security strategies. One of the